Adam Greenwood

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Adam Greenwood (born 5 August 1998)[1] is an English comedian, YouTube personality[2] and Presenter.[3] He is best known for a publicity stunt on Twitter with Virgin Trains, which has been shared over 300 million times.[4] Adam works closely with Maker Studios,[1] a division of Disney Interactive, boasting a YouTube following of 3,000,000 views.

Personal life

Online Life

Greenwood started his YouTube channel, AdamPlaysYT, in September 2012.[7] The channel was originally based on Minecraft let's play videos, but now features Vlogs as a primary format of content.

In September 2015, Greenwood posted a Facebook video[8] using a Self-balancing scooter laid on his stomach in a Sainsbury's supermarket. The video received almost half a million views within a day and sparked huge online controversy regarding the way a security employee handled the situation.

Media Coverage

In December 2014, Greenwood’s Christmas ‘duet’ with popular The X Factor singer Paul Akister became an internet sensation with more than a quarter of a million views.[5] Greenwood stopped The X Factor runner-up on Market Street in Lancaster City Centre just before Christmas.[9] Wearing a Christmas jumper, Greenwood launched into an off-key rendition of ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ by Mariah Carey as a smiling Paul Akister looked on, bewildered.[5]

In January 2015, Greenwood made international news in a controversial story, regarding Virgin Trains. Greenwood was stuck in a Virgin Trains toilet with no toilet paper left, so he decided to Tweet and ask the company’s social media manager for help.[10] He gave details of his location on the train and Virgin Trains employee MW notified staff on board the train, resulting in a member of the onboard team providing toilet paper to Greenwood. Greenwood told BuzzFeed: “I got a tweet from Virgin Trains asking which carriage I was on, so I responded quickly by peering out the toilet room door and checking the carriage letter - this wasn’t awkward at all I swear.".[11] The incident, known as #PooGate,[12] was reported by huge media outlets such as Daily Mail,[13]The Telegraph,[14] and CNET.[15] The BBC reported that 300 million items[4] have been written or shared online about the episode to date.

Presenting

In March 2016, Greenwood presented a gaming event in Newcastle,[3] UK at the Northumbria University Students' Union.